[cobirds] Last Chance (Washington) on 4/20

At Last Chance today were: Southwest corner of intersection water hole Swamp Sparrow (adult in wet area right under the south side of the US36 bridge) Lincoln's Sparrow (same location) Orange-crowned Warbler (willows 50 yards sw of the water hole) Yellow-rumped Warbler (3 near the US36 bridge)

[cobirds] Belmar park

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[cobirds] Marston Reservoir, Denver County, 4/18

Hi all, I apologize for not posting for ages. I had a serious accident last June and it is taking longer than I thought to recover. It did not help, when I tried to send this and my computer decided not to work. *Of note, I had my first Broad-tailed Hummingbird show up in my yard APRIL 11th.

[cobirds] Cherry Creek State Park-Arapahoe County --Yellow rumped Warblers

To complete a very nice afternoon of birding at Cherry Creek, found 2 Yellow-Rumped Warblers between the Mountain Loop and Lake Loop. Also a few Swallows briefly glimpsed ( I'm just not good at swallows on the wing) A flicker carefully inspecting a nest hole. Definitely Spring Keep looking

RE: [cobirds] Dunlin Pic

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[cobirds] Broad-tailed hummer and other recent arrivals, Larimer Co.

I've had at least one male broad-tailed hummingbird visiting my feeders since April 14. Yesterday I had at least three individuals here, including a female, at one time. Other new arrivals and happenings in the neighborhood include rock wrens and vesper sparrows yesterday at Bobcat ridge open

[cobirds] Dinosaur Ridge (20 Apr 2016) 16 Raptors

Dinosaur Ridge Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 20, 2016 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0

[cobirds] Share a room at CFO convention?

I would like to split the expense of a motel room at Rodeway Inn in Lamar for the CFO convention. Please contact Bob Shade by email or 303-975-2476. Vermilion Flycatcher at Belmar: nice state bird for me! It was there all morning today (4/20). Bob Shade Lakewood -- You received this message

[cobirds] Belmar park

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[cobirds] Chautauqua birds today (Chipping Sp.), Boulder Co.

Boulder Bird Club kicked off its spring/summer Roadrunners season at Chautauqua this morning. Spotted Towhees were singing everywhere, we heard half a dozen Broad-tailed Hummingbirds buzzing overhead (saw one), we had a Chipping Sparrow and lots of Pygmy Nuthatches on the Mesa, along with several

[cobirds] Belmar park

The Vermillion flycatcher  and Nashville  warbler were both seen as of 2:00am today.Loch Kilpatrick  Parker,  Co Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this

[cobirds] Broad-tailed Hummingbird

I saw my first-of-the-season Broad-tailed Hummingbird (mature male) here at 8000 feet in Coal Creek Canyon at 11:00 AM 4/20/2016. This is about a week earlier than I've seen them here in past years. There is still a couple of feet of snow on the ground from the storm over the weekend and the

[cobirds] NW Colorado Birds and Grouse Report

Sorry for the delayed post about this trip, I had very little internet coverage were I was and was at work all day yesterday. I went to Walden and Craig for two of Colorado’s grouse, the last two I have not yet seen. The Greater Sage Grouse in North Park and the Sharp Tailed Grouse around

[cobirds] Clear Spring Ranch, El Paso Co., Wednesday

Hi COBirders, Today was my first day of banding for the spring season 2016 at CSR. I only caught three birds today, (it is early), but migrants are definitely arriving and moving through. Banded today: ROCK WREN (second year bird, sex undetermined - I only rarely get these) Common

[cobirds] Eastern? Meadowlark at Union Res. (Weld Co)

A meadowlark that sings a clear Eastern Meadowlark song but with mostly Western Meadowlark plumage is on territory on the north side of Union Reservoir, east of Longmont(Weld County). Along the straight stretch of road on the NW side of the lake the territory seems to be between the triple

[cobirds] Lake Holbrook, Otero Co.

I thought I would try for the Hudsonian godwit at Lake Holbrook before work today. I arrived at the lake around 6:30 and stayed until about 7:30. I covered the entire lake and did not see a godwit. Just a heads up for anyone who might be thinking of looking today. David Chartier Colorado

[cobirds] Owl Nest in Weld County

I walked this morning east of 25th Avenue along the Poudre Trail in Greeley and spotted an owl's nest with 2 owlets in the nest and what looked like a Great Horned owl nearby. This location is about 50 yards east of marker 18.0 along the Trail (about a half mile east of 25th Avenue), then look

[cobirds] Purple Finch--Jeffco backyard

This am, I had a female type Purple Finch come to the feeder her in Lakewood/Green Mtn which was a Jeffco and backyard first. Ten minutes later we had a group of 6 Cassin's Finches come in for nice comparison. Photos will be added later today to the site below. Mark ChavezLakewood-Green

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for April 20, 2016

Compiler: Mary Driscoll e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org Date: April 20, 2016 This is the Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, April 20, 2016, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Highlight species include: (* indicates new

[cobirds] Dinosaur Ridge (19 Apr 2016) 27 Raptors

Dinosaur Ridge Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 19, 2016 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0

[cobirds] Kingbird in Lamar today

Had a yellow kingbird this morning in north Lamar (Prowers) I think was Couch's. Seen for a brief time and then it disappeared.  Yellow-green on underparts came up to throat and across side of neck to upper back. Back muted green-gray but not bright green. No white on sides of tail. Tail